List of equipment of the Botswana Ground Force explained

This is a list of the equipment used by the Botswana Ground Force.

Small arms

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Pistols
Browning Hi-Power^[1]		9×19mm	Semi-automatic pistol
Submachine guns
Sten^[2]		9×19mm	Submachine gun
Sterling^[3]		9×19mm	Submachine gun
Uzi^[4]		9×19mm	Submachine gun
Rifles
AKM^[5]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle
IMI Galil^[6]		5.56×45mm	Assault rifle
M16^[7]		5.56×45mm	Assault rifle
ArmaLite AR-18		5.56×45mm	Assault rifle
Colt Canada C7^[8]		5.56×45mm	Assault rifle
FN SCAR^[9]		5.56×45mm	Assault rifle
SA80		5.56×45mm	Bullpup Assault rifle
SAR-21^[10]		5.56×45mm	Bullpup Assault rifle
FN FAL^[11]		7.62×51mm	Battle rifle
Heckler & Koch G3^[12]		7.62×51mm	Battle rifle
Machine guns
Bren		7.62×51mm	Light machine gun
Browning M1919^[13]		7.62×51mm	Medium machine gun
FN MAG^[14]		7.62×51mm	General-purpose machine gun
Browning M2^[15]		.50 BMG	Heavy machine gun
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-7^[16]		40mm	Rocket-propelled grenade

Anti-tank weapons

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Carl Gustav^[17]		Recoilless rifle		84mm
MILAN^[18]		Anti-tank missile
BGM-71 TOW^[19]		Anti-tank missile

Tanks

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SK-105 Kürassier				20^[20]
FV101 Scorpion				25^[21]

Armoured Cars

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Panhard VBL				64^[22]

Armored personnel carriers

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BTR-60		Armored personnel carrier		50^[23]
FV103 Spartan		Armored personnel carrier		6^[24]
Cadillac Gage Commando		Armored personnel carrier		14^[25]
Mowag Piranha IIIC		Armored personnel carrier		45		Ordered in 2002, in service from 2003 ^[26]

Reconnaissance

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RAM MK3		Armored Car		8^[27]
Mowag Piranha III		Armored fighting vehicle		45^[28]		^[29]

Utility vehicles

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ACMAT		Utility vehicle		150^[30]
RMMV TG MIL		Utility truck		200^[31]

Engineering Vehicles

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M578 LRV		Armored recovery vehicle		Unknown^[32]
SB-20 Greif		Armored recovery vehicle		Unknown^[33]

Demining vehicles

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Aardvark JSFU		Demining vehicle		Unknown^[34]

Artillery

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Self-propelled artillery
ATMOS 2000		Self-propelled artillery		12^[35]
Rocket artillery
APRA-40		Multiple rocket launcher		20^[36]
Field artillery
Soltam M-71		Howitzer		18^[37]
L118		Howitzer		12^[38]
OTO Melara Mod 56		Howitzer		6^[39]

Air defence systems

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M167 VADS		Rotary cannon		7^[40]
MICA (missile)		Surface-to-air missile		Unknown		^[41]
Javelin		Surface-to-air missile		^[42]		5 launchers.
9K32 Strela-2		MANPADS		^[43]
9K38 Igla		MANPADS		^[44]

River-wing equipment

• 2 × Boston Whaler Raider-class PCs (United States)^[45]
• 10 × Panther airboats (United States)

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